The environmental impact of beef production in the United States: 1977 compared with 2007.

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Journal of Animal Science

• Publication date

  2011-12-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.2527/jas.2010-3784PMID 21803973
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